Trail Blazer Tours India Private Limited
7 days, Istanbul, Cappadocia, Konya

Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul

Upon your arrival we will pick you up from the airport and transfer to the Boutique Hotel in Sultanahmet area. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2: Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour (Breakfast and Lunch)

08:30 am pick up from the reception. Today's tour is Byzantine and Ottoman Relics. You will visit the following places, Haghia-Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, Suleymanie Mosque and Topkapi Palace. 5:00 pm back to the hotel and overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3: Flight to Cappadocia / Cappadocia Tour 1  (Breakfast and Lunch)

Today 05:00 am pick up from your hotel abd we will transfer you to Istanbul airport for flight to Kayseri airport (Cappadocia). 06:30 am flight from Istanbul to Kayseri. 07:30 am arrive in Kayseri, pick up and departing for fully guided Cappadocia Tour 1. Starting the tour to visit Devrent Valley, Monk's valley (Pasabagi) where you will find the world famous fairy chimneys. Break for lunch in Avanos and then continue on to the Goreme Open-Air Museum where you will visit the numerous rock carved churches and monasteries. Depart for a panaromic view of Esentepe and then on to Uchisar, a natural rock castle at the end of the tour transfer to the hotel around 5:00 pm and overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 4: Cappadocia Tour 2 (Breakfast and Lunch)

08:30 am, depart from your hotel to visit Red valley, and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley. Then visit Çavuşin village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the Christian clergymen. After lunch drive to the Pigeon valley. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city where early Christians lived in fear and faith. After the tour return back to the hotel. In the evening at 21:00 we will pick you up from the hotel for religious whirling dervishes ceremony in the 13th century caravanserai performance. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5: Drive to Konya / Konya Tour (Breakfast – Lunch)

Today after breakfast (08:30am) we will drive you to Konya . We make a short drive to the breathtaking Ihlara Valley then we set off with our guide and driver westward along the ancient Silk Road toward Konya visit 13th century Selcuk caravanserai "Sultanhan" on the way. Arriving in Konya, we check in at our hotel. In the afternoon we stroll the streets of Konya, lunch in a traditional Turkish restaurant. After lunch you will visit the Tomb of Mevlana, the great mystic poet and Islamic spiritual leader, who founded the sect of ''Whirling Dervishes''. Next door, we visit the Ottoman-era Sultan Selim mosque then we visit Mevlana Museum and Theological School of Whirling Dervishes. After the tour return back to the hotel and overnight stay in Konya.
Day 6: Flight Back to Istanbul (Breakfast)

Today after breakfast early in the morning we will transfer you to Konya airport. 09:05 am flight back to Istanbul. 10:20 am arrive in Istanbul, pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel. Free afternoon. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 7: Goodbye  (Breakfast)

Checkout and we will transfer you to Istanbul international airport according to your flight schedule. Goodbye!
What is Included
  • 6 nights hotel accommodation.
  • Services of professionally licensed guides on local tours.
  • 10 meals: 6 breakfasts, 4 lunch.
  • All domestic flights mentioned in the itinerary with Turkish or Onur airlines.
  • Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coaches on local tours.
  • English speaking guided tours of Istanbul, Cappadocia, Konya.
  • Inbound and outbound airport transfers to/from your hotel.
  • All taxes, entrance & museum fees, baggage handling. (unless otherwise stated)
What is not Included
  • International airfares.
  • VISA needed for Turkey.
  • Tips to guide, driver, hotel staff etc.
  • Items of a personal nature.
  • Harem and Treasure room entrance fees in Topkapi Palace.
  • Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
  • Travel Insurance and medical services.